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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB239

Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to remove the requirement that funeral directors be licensed embalmers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Pending: House
Last status date
March 12, 2026
Last status update
House Third Readers
Author
Larry Walker
Co-sponsors
Randy RobertsonMarty HarbinDerek MallowRicky WilliamsAlan Powell

Legislative progress

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Senate committee reassignment January 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute January 28, 2026 Senate committee reassignment February 2, 2026 Senate committee substitute February 4, 2026 House committee substitute February 24, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 5, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #519

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

50 yea–0 nay · 4 absent

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March 12, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #701

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

148 yea–6 nay · 7 not voting · 15 absent

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Committee referrals

February 24, 2025 · Senate

Rules

Instrument history

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  1. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  2. House House Third Readers
  3. House House Postponed
  4. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  5. House House Second Readers
  6. House House First Readers
  7. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  8. Senate Senate Third Read
  9. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. Senate Senate Recommitted
  11. Senate Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  13. Senate Senate Recommitted
  14. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  15. Senate Senate Tabled
  16. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  17. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  18. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  19. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1980057
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB239.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00